The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-11-17
RARE REGENERATION.
Cruel Injustice of Gentle TO
Mormon.
CoLLIEsToE. Box Elder Co..
Utah, November IA, 1887.
To the Editor OF THE HERALD:

/ JUN, November IA, 1901.
To the Editor of THE HERALD:
Dear Sir:-The following excerpt is
from the Tribune's issue of November
18th, under the heading 1.-THE HER.
AIDS Last Resort"
Before it reiterates its charges it would be
well for it to point to some case where
! Gentle has ever yet wronged Mormon in
| any pecuniary transaction in this Territory;
when any property has been unjustly sought
! to be wrested from Mormon, either through
| the courts or on the outside.
| Injustice is not confined to any par
| ticular class of people any more than is
| honor. Each may be found in every
and one guilty or innocent person does
not Undue his class with that particular
crime or virtue.
The Tribune endeavors to convey
the idea that no Gentle has ever
sought to wrest property from Nor
mon unjustly, and l will, briefly as pos
sible, show that the intimationIis untrue
in one instance at least. The story is
one of childlike trust and credulity on
the one hand and.cruei injustice on the
other Cruel because it takes effect on
innocent children in depriving them of
their right to an education, cruel be-
cause there is no remedy by law and
the community who are thus dealt with
have not the means to satisfy The de
msnds of the Oppressor.
About eight years ago, the people OF
this district decided to erect a school
house and a tax was levied for that pur-
pose. The farmhouses are far apart
and the most convenient place for the
house to stand was on piece OF land
unclaimed, but owned by the Central
Pacific Railway Company. At this
time the railway land was not in mar
ket and therefore the land wanted tor
school purposes could not be pur-
chased. The house, when COM
pleted, vas substantial rock
building costing about LOCO, A large
amouut of the work was done by done-
ton. the tax being insufficient. There
were no distinctions made. Mormon
and Gentle worked for one object, to
have a house wherein their children
might Da educated.
In 1881 the railway land was placed in
the market for sale. Nothing less than
forty acres. though, would be sold, and
the school trustees, believing thatshould
any one purchase the land or lich
the house is built, there wou- no
trouble in making a bargain 70 the
poses, made no effort to secure the
tract. About a year ago letter was
received by The Trustees from Elwar r.
Chase, an attorney at Corinne. stating
that he had contracted for the land, and |
that he was prepared to sell the house !
for a certain amount. The trustees, in
their surprise, were actually indignant
and so expressed themselves, and
as consequence the price for
the house and the utterly valueless
land surrounding it has been raised
from 800 to 81 900.
That it is because we are classed as
Mormons though there are many Gen.
tiles in the dist let. That Mr.. Chase
takes such an extreme method to re-
form US, the following letter will show:
CoRINNE, UTAH Deem Der 7th, 1886.
School Trustees:
Sirs-I have your letter dated 18th, in rela-
ton to the schOOlhouse. ! will thank you if
you will refer me to the section of the higher |
laws of civilization that binds a citizen by !
honor or conscience to surrender his legal |
Fight to the calls OF an organization based |
on and conducted by revelation. Your |
people have persistenily left all community |
and church matters to the direction of your |
bishops. You have preached and taught as |
tenet of your church that your bishops
are directed by divine will. l take this
method of teaching you the utter folly of
such a rule of action
For fear that you might construe my gen.
crosby as a triumph of your faith, will not
yield one iota to your demands, and, unlike
you, ask no faVols. Respectfully, etc,
EDWARD R CHASE.
The schoolhouse is now closed, except
when some of the friends of Mr.. Chase
may wish to dance. AS there is no
other suitable place where a school
could be kept. about twenty children,
for the present, at least, must get in
struction at home. Such, in brief, is
the method oy which lat least of our
pseudo friends seeks to regenerate
Utah. Respectfully yours,
HYRUM STANDING.